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Zebra Cake with Easy Cream

Surprise your family and friends with this unique zebra cake!
Total Time1 hour 35 minutes
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: Russian
Allergy: Nut Free, Vegetarian
Servings: 10
Calories: 428kcal
Author: Marina Rizhkov

Equipment

  • Cake spatula
  • Stand mixer
  • Serving plate

Ingredients

For the Zebra Cake Layers:

  • ½ can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2 cups white flour
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 Tbsp cocoa powder

For the Easy Cream:

  • ½ can sweetened condensed milk
  • 200 grams butter, softened

Instructions

  • In a large bowl of a stand mixer, combine condensed milk, sour cream, and eggs until the batter is evenly mixed.
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  • Add flour and baking soda and mix again.
    2 cups white flour, 1 tsp baking soda
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  • Pour half of the batter into an 8" greased cake pan.
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  • To the second half of the batter, add cocoa powder and mix well. Pour into an 8" greased cake pan.
    2 Tbsp cocoa powder
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  • Bake both the layers for 20 minutes at 400°F.
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  • Let the layers cool, then cut each one horizontally into two.
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Easy Cream

  • Beat 200 grams of softened butter on high speed until fluffy. Add ½ can condensed milk and combine.
    ½ can sweetened condensed milk, 200 grams butter,
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  • Optional step: If you like your cake really moist, drizzle each layer with sweetened milk and let the layers absorb the liquid for 2 minutes before putting them together.
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  • Place the bottom part of the chocolate layer on a serving dish and spread with cream. Place a vanilla layer on top and spread with cream.
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  • Then do chocolate, cream, vanilla cream until all the layers are finished.
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  • Cover the entire cake in cream and decorate with chopped toasted walnuts.
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  • Let stand for 5-6 hours before serving then enjoy with coffee or tea!

Notes

  • Let the cake stand for at least an 1-2 hours till cutting in. 
  • For extra moist cake layers, brush with sweetened condensed milk. 
  • Zebra cake can be made in advance. 

Nutrition

Calories: 428kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 119mg | Sodium: 315mg | Potassium: 241mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 820IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 153mg | Iron: 2mg